Ajamtala Mandir (Temple):-A place where both Hindus and Muslims worship together.

Ajamtala Mandir (Temple): -A place where both Hindus and Muslims worship together.

Ajamtala Temple

Ajamtala Temple is a place in Barrackpore where Devi Chandi and Pir Baba are worshiped together by both Hindu and Muslim community.

Inside the temple, there is a Peepal tree where Devi Chandi and Pir Baba both are worshiped. A Shiv Linga is also placed inside the temple.

History of the place:-

From the local people, we heard the story that around 60 to 70 years before a person came from Bangladesh. In his dream, Devi Chandi ordered to worship her in the place (under the peepal tree) where Pir was buried. Those days Azan sounds were Heard from that place even there was nobody. Since then the place is a holy place for both Hindu and Muslim.

Ajamtala Mandir

Main puja timings

As per Bengali calendar 1st Magh (during January or February) is the day when the main puja takes place. The place gets crowded by thousands. They worship on a particular day to fulfill their wishes.

Peepal tree Ajamtala mandir

How to reach Ajamtala Mandir:-

Get down in Barrackpore or Titagarh station. Take a rickshaw or Toto. It will take around 20 minutes. Ajamtala is a quite famous name over there so you can ask the local people for road direction.

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